Automatic bibliography .bib file content generator

Question

I am looking for an online solution, where I enter a book, article, etc., then it searches and finds it, and provides me with the most complete reference that I can include in my .bib file for my article.

For example, let's say I enter the name of an article like:

"Verification of sequential and concurrent programs",

and then it provides me with exactly what I will need to include in my .bib file as follows:

{
AptOlderog91,

  author = {K. R. Apt and E.-R. Olderog},

  title = {Verification of sequential and concurrent programs},

  publisher = {Springer-Verlag},

  year = 1991

}

Thanks a lot.

I am sure there exists no single source that would provide this. A start would be CiteSeerX. — Werner

okkhoy okkhoy · Accepted Answer · 2014-06-10T11:30:16

Here is what I do,

Search on scholar.google.com, once you find the right artifact,
look for "cite" link below, on selecting that, you get bib item in 3 default formats (MLA, APA and Chicago).
In the pop up window, there is an option "import to bibtex" that returns a bib source which can be used in the bib file.

Beware, however, some of the bib entries are incomplete/incorrect. For that, there is no other option than going to the source (IEEE, ACM, Elsevier etc) and retrieving the bib.

Hope it helps!

Automatic bibliography .bib file content generator

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